Unit-4-Fun--Oh-Boy--Fun

Unit4TheRealEssenceofFunT:bed-timereading;acupofcoffeeinbreaktime;dinnerwithfamily;hotbathing;gardening;texting/calling/twitteringwithalong-lostfriends…..Discussion1.Doyouhavefuneveryday?2.Isiteasyorhardforyoutogetfun?3.Whatisyourfun?Isyourfunmomentaryorlong-standing?AreTheseFun?rollercoastergalanightAreTheseFun?Attitudetowardsfun•Lifewithoutfunispale,butwhatifsomeoneisobsessedwithfun-seeking?•Ifonehasaninsatiableappetiteforfunandisalwaysrealized,whatwillhappentohimorher?•Isthereanythinginlifethatismoresatisfyingthanfun?Text:Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromit“OhBoy!”•exclamation(inf.,especiallyAmE)usedtoexpressfeelingsofsurprise,pleasure,pain,etc:▫Boy,itsureishot!▫Ohboy!That'sgreat!▫Boy,ithurts!▫Boy,amIgladtoseeyou!▫Theyeatitforbreakfastandboyisitgood!Aboutthetitle•Whatexpectationsdoyoubringtoanarticleentitled“Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromit”?•Can‘fun”actuallyharmorkillyou?Inwhatways?•Doyouagreetothisstatement?Abouttheauthor:SuzanneBrittJordan•PoetandessayistborninWinston-Salem,NorthCarolinaU.S.A.•Aprolificwriter,whosepoemshavebeenpublishedinliterarymagazines.Heressayshavealsoappearedinmanynationalpublications,includingNewsweek,TheNewYorkTimes,TheBostonGlobe.•Britt’sbooks:ShowandTell:SkinnyPeopleAreDullandCrunchyLikeCarrots(1982);AWriter’sRhetoric(1988),andImage:ACentennialJourney.Global-readingActivities1.Themainideaofthepassage2.StructuralAnalysis3.Styleofthepassage4.RhetoricaldeviceTextcomprehensionPage61Mainidea:Theessayevaluatesthe“fun”sideoftheAmericancultureinanironicway.The1stpartprovideadefinitionof“____”.Thenthewritergivesanextendeddefinitionofitbypointingout________________.Theessayconcludeswithananecdote.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor’sviewonfun.A.Funishardtohave.B.Thereistoomuchfuninlife.C.Thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfun.funwhatitisnotStructuralAnalysisPart1thedefinitionoffun:Funishardtohave.Funisararejewel.(introduction)Part2givesanextendeddefinitionof“fun”bynegation(pointingoutwhatisnot).Part3Theessayconcludeswithananecdotethatfurtherexplainswhatfunis.(Paragraphs1-5)(Paragraphs6-11)(Paragraphs12-15)Thestyleofthepassage:——conversational•Oh,boy•gollygee(para.8)•Jove(para.5)Golly:verysurprisedbysomething.(INFORMAL,OLD-FASHIONED)gee:toexpresssurpriseorenthusiasm(INFORMAL)oftenusedinterjectionallytoexpresssurpriseoragreementespeciallyinthephrase“byJove”Moreexamplesabouttheconversationalstyle:•sakesalive!(Para3);•flunking(Para7):(informal)fail;•thisain’tfun,ma(Para8);•Oughtareachhomebynightfall(Para14)RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextPara4:goodquestionslike:Wasitmoral?Wasitkind?Wasithonest?Wasitbeneficial?Wasitgenerous?Wasitnecessary?And(myfavorite)wasitselfless?Para6:Familyoutingsweresupposedtobefun.Sexwassupposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedtobefun.Workwassupposedtobefun.Stayingfitwassupposedtobefun.TherepetitionofcertainpatternsMorerepetitionstructures?FurtherReading•1.Questionsandanswersforcomprehension•2.GrammarandVocabulary•3.Paraphrase•1.Whatisthethesisstatement(论题)oftheessay?•2.Whatisthepopularconceptoffun,accordingtoJordan?(Para3,5)•3.InPara.4,aseriesofquestionshasbeenraised.Whatdoestheauthorimply?.PartI:QandAforcomprehensionFunishardtohave.Funisararejewel.Mostpeoplebelievethatfunisandshouldbereadilyavailablewhenevertheywantit.Ifthereisn’tfun,theywouldmakefun,orsomethingisnotfun,theywouldmakeitfun.Theauthorpointsoutthatfunhasbecomethemajorconcernofpeople.ithasoutweighedmanyotherquestionsParaI:Grammar&Vocabulary•somewherealongtheline:(inf.)atsomeunspecifiedtime;eventuallyoronce▫Somewherealongtheline,Jackseemedtohavelostinterestintheirmarriage.▫Somewherealongtheline,hisfatherbecameaddictedtogambling.•Sakesalive!:forGod’s,Goodness’,Heaven’ssake;OMG[AmE.slang]哎呀!好家伙!糟糕!天呀!吓我一跳!“Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn'thavealittlefuneverydaywewouldturninto(sakesalive!)puritans.”Itisnotclearfromwhichpointofhumandevelopmentitoccurredtopeoplethattheycouldeasilyfindfuneverywhere,thattheyshouldhavefun,andthatifpeoplelivedwithoutfunforasingledaytheywerebeingtooharshonthemselves.PartI:ParaphraseCultureNotes:whoarepuritans?PuritansrefertoagroupofradicalEnglishprotestants(新教)thataroseinthelatesixteenthcenturyandbecameamajorforceinEnglandduringtheseventeenthcentury.Puritanswantedto“purify”theChurchbyurgingastrictmoralcodeandplacedahighvalueonhardwork.CultureNotes:whoarepuritans?ManyPuritans,persecutedintheirhomeland,cametoAmericainthe1620sand1630s.Theword“puritan”hascometorefertosomeonewhoisscrupulousandstrictinhisreligiouslifeandonewhohasover-strictnotions,oftenusedreproachfullyorincontemptsuggestingazealforkeepingpeoplefromenjoyingthemselves.Para.1-5:Grammar&Vocabulary•(Para4)“Wasitfun?”becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions…•Translation:•overshadow:1)makesb.orsth.seemlesssuccessful,important,orimpressivebycomparison;dominate▫Herinterestinpoliticsbegantoovershadowherdesiretobeapoet.▫Sheisovershadowedbyheryoungerandmoreattractivesister.Para.1-5:Grammar&Vocabulary•(Para5)Whenthepleasuregottobethemainthing,thefunfetishwa